Chapter 1640 The Dagger Saved Her Life

Meng Yunzheng walked hurriedly, his heart filled with increasing apprehension.

There was clearly a major battle here; there were bloodstains on the ground, walls, and pillars, a scorched patch in the corner, a woman's handkerchief lying on the veranda, and two broken wooden sticks.

The escort agency was quiet. Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng exchanged a glance, and the four of them walked towards the backyard.

However, there was no one along the way. Some rooms were in a mess, while others looked untouched.

However, there was no rice, flour, or cooking oil in the kitchen, so it's highly likely that someone put it away.

After searching around without finding anyone, the four of them reunited.

Where did they go?

The Meng Family Escort Agency must have been prepared, after all, Meng Pei had arrived in Chenggu County more than a month ago, and he was well aware that he needed to prepare a backup plan. Although the entire agency was in a mess, it was unlikely that everyone had been killed.

Meng Yunzheng thought for a moment, then said, "Come with me."

He led the way, explaining as they walked toward the woodshed, "My father said there's a secret passage over there, leading to a hidden room. If it's a backup plan, that's the most suitable place."

This secret room in the Meng family was passed down from Meng Pei's grandfather, and it has always been known only to the head of the family who was chosen as the head of the escort team.

The Meng family's escort agency was quite famous in its early years, ranking among the top not only in Chenggu County but also in the entire Changjin Prefecture. Therefore, business was booming, and some of the goods they escorted were priceless.

The old master of the Meng family specially built this secret room to preserve those things and prevent them from being coveted and stolen.

However, the Meng family later experienced a series of changes. The patriarch of the Meng family suffered the betrayal of his best brother, and most of the镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) left. Later, when the镖局 (bodyguard agency) was passed down to Meng Pei's father's generation, he died young, and the young Meng Pei took over.

Some of the more senior uncles were dissatisfied and a few started their own businesses.

Meng Pei was indeed capable, and gradually built up the escort agency. However, for Song Xin's safety, he soon left Chenggu County and, under the pretext of opening a branch agency, went to Tianning County, where he stayed for ten years.

As a result, he was discovered by Miyagami and has been hiding for many years.

Uncle Meng had a hard time when he first took over, but things gradually got on track.

However, after several upheavals, the Meng family's escort agency gradually declined, and the value of the goods they received was limited, so there was no longer any need to store them in the secret room.

Therefore, the Meng family's secret chamber has not been used for a long time.

However, the head of the Meng family knew this; Meng Pei had told him about it when he handed over the escort agency to his uncle.

As for the others, no one knows.

Meng Yunzheng knew it was because Meng Pei had brought it up when they were discussing their future plans before he left.

Since there was a ready place to hide, Meng Yunzheng was not so worried and let Meng Pei leave.

"There's no one from the Meng family here; they must all be inside." Even if not everyone is there, at least some of them must be.

Shu Yu breathed a sigh of relief and followed him quickly toward the woodshed.

Meanwhile, inside the secret passage beneath the woodshed, there was indeed a group of people huddled together, but their faces were all extremely pale.

Meng Han sat on the ground, her arms wrapped around her knees, looking utterly dejected.

She gripped the dagger Meng Yunzheng had given her tightly in her hand and gave a bitter laugh.

She never imagined that the weapon she thought wouldn't be of much use would actually save her life.

(End of this chapter)